Pujara hit 256 off 363 balls, studded with 28 fours, as India Blue declared their first innings on 693 for six. In reply, India Red had a shaky start when Pankaj Singh got Abhinav Mukund (0) and Sudeep Chatterjee on consecutive balls in the first over. India Red were 16 for 2 at end of day's play.

He got an ideal partner in Sheldon Jackson, who smashed 134 off 204 balls with 15 boundaries and two huge sixes.

Incidentally like Pujara, Jackson had also scored hundred in the last game.

The Saurashtra duo added 243 runs for the fifth wicket after Dinesh Karthik (55) failed to add to his overnight tally.

Gambhir's ploy to tire out the opposition just like the earlier match again worked as Yuvraj Singh's bowlers were way off the mark. On a flat deck where the skipper would have reckoned that his spinners would come into play was in for huge disappointment.

Both being wrist spinners also compounded the worries for Red team as they bowled a lot of short balls not being able to hit the length.

Mishra's age old problem of being slow through the air added to his woes as Jackson looted runs attacking him with great fervour. He paddle swept Mishra to bring up his 11th first class hundred and then lofted the leggie over long on for a six.

Pujara continued calmly at the other end as he brought up his double hundred with an on drive off Yadav.

The duo added runs at an average of four runs per over.

While the ball had wear and tear due to flat surface, neither Nathu Singh nor Pradeep Sangwan could reverse the ball.

Finally when Mishra got Jackson, the Blues were past 600 run mark. But Gambhir in his bid to make a statement sent in Ravindra Jadeja who hit merrily for his 48 off 66 balls entertaining the Sunday crowd as Pujara reached 250 with a boundary off Abhinav Mukund.

Mukund finally got Jadeja as Gambhir declared the innings. Having fielded for 168.2 overs, Mukund got a delivery from Pankaj that cut back and kept low to wrap him on pads.

Sudeep hardly moved his feet to another incoming delivery to be played on.